Prompt #1: Please respond to the following questions: 1) How are some of your beliefs and attitudes regarding appearance, food, and social practices potentially ethnocentric? 2) What are some stereotypes you have heard/seen about Latin-Americans? 3) What are some stereotypes you think Latin-Americans might have about your culture? 4) What challenges do you anticipate encountering in Ecuador? 5) What rewards do you hope to gain?
Blog Post Fourteen: The Market, Neque y Mas Neque, and Cooking
Neque y Mas Neque The Mercado Artisinal is a great metaphor for Ecuadorian culture. The market is filled with handmade clothing, blankets, pottery, jewelry, and so many more items that are staples of Ecuadorian culture. All of these items also tend to be made or filled with bright colors which is common here in Ecuador. Another way the Mercado Artisinal is a metaphor for Ecuadorian culture is the fact that you negotiate the price of the item. In Ecuador, it is common to negotiate prices in markets, at street vendors, and even in taxis. The biggest thing I learned from the kids while working at Neque is that it doesn’t matter whether a kid comes from the U.S., Germany, or Ecuador or whether they are in poverty, the middle class, or they are rich, they are all the same. Every kid wants to play, to learn, and to have someone care about them and take an interest in their life. During our time at Neque I also learned that doing service work, no matter the size of your contribution,...
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